Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) reported EPS (Basic) of -$1.72 for Q1 2026, down 185.57% year-over-year from $2.01 in Q1 2025, and down 242.15% on a QoQ basis from $1.21 in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) has 18 years of EPS (Basic) data on file, last reported at -$1.72 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EPS (Basic) fell 185.57% year-over-year to -$1.72 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.57 (down 48.19% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $7.3, up 7.99% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) fell to -$1.72 in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $1.21 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EPS (Basic) topped out at $2.32 in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$2.35 in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for EPS (Basic) is $1.48 (2024), against an average of $1.07.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when EPS (Basic) slumped 250.64%; it then soared 402.04% in 2024.
  • Tracing MRK's EPS (Basic) over 5 years: stood at $1.18 in 2022, then slumped by 141.53% to -$0.49 in 2023, then soared by 402.04% to $1.48 in 2024, then fell by 18.24% to $1.21 in 2025, then tumbled by 242.15% to -$1.72 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MRK EPS (Basic) figures stand at -$1.72 (Q1 2026), $1.21 (Q4 2025), and $2.32 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 Novartis Ag 107,124,802.25 Bn 107,124,802.25 Bn - -
2 Eli Lilly 969.00 Bn 963.72 Bn 16.22 Bn 8.27
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn 2.17
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn 0.39
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn -1.72
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn 3.37
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn 1.63
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn 0.48
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn 1.31
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.72
Dec 31, 2025 1.21
Sep 30, 2025 2.32
Jun 30, 2025 1.76
Mar 31, 2025 2.01
Dec 31, 2024 1.48
Sep 30, 2024 1.25
Jun 30, 2024 2.15
Mar 31, 2024 1.88
Dec 31, 2023 -0.49
Sep 30, 2023 1.87
Jun 30, 2023 -2.35
Mar 31, 2023 1.11
Dec 31, 2022 1.18
Sep 30, 2022 1.28
Jun 30, 2022 1.56
Mar 31, 2022 1.70
Dec 31, 2021 1.21
Sep 30, 2021 1.81
Jun 30, 2021 0.61
Mar 31, 2021 1.08
Dec 31, 2020 -0.83
Sep 30, 2020 1.16
Jun 30, 2020 0.93
Mar 31, 2020 1.27
Dec 31, 2019 0.93
Sep 30, 2019 0.74
Jun 30, 2019 1.04
Mar 31, 2019 1.13
Dec 31, 2018 0.70
Sep 30, 2018 0.73
Jun 30, 2018 0.64
Mar 31, 2018 0.27
Dec 31, 2017 -0.38
Sep 30, 2017 -0.02
Jun 30, 2017 0.71
Mar 31, 2017 0.56
Dec 31, 2016 -0.21
Sep 30, 2016 0.79
Jun 30, 2016 0.44
Mar 31, 2016 0.41
Dec 31, 2015 0.35
Sep 30, 2015 0.65
Jun 30, 2015 0.24
Mar 31, 2015 0.34
Dec 31, 2014 2.54
Sep 30, 2014 0.31
Jun 30, 2014 0.69
Mar 31, 2014 0.58
Dec 31, 2013 0.27
Sep 30, 2013 0.38
Jun 30, 2013 0.30
Mar 31, 2013 0.53
Dec 31, 2012 0.30
Sep 30, 2012 0.57
Jun 30, 2012 0.59
Mar 31, 2012 0.57
Dec 31, 2011 0.50
Sep 30, 2011 0.55
Jun 30, 2011 0.65
Mar 31, 2011 0.34
Dec 31, 2010 -0.17
Sep 30, 2010 0.11
Jun 30, 2010 0.24
Mar 31, 2010 0.10
Dec 31, 2009 2.64
Sep 30, 2009 1.62
Jun 30, 2009 0.74
Mar 31, 2009 0.67